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enPolemical, Timely, and Astute, Assaf Gavron's "The Hilltop" Is a Novel of Realism and Comedyhttp://publicradiotulsa.org/post/polemical-timely-and-astute-assaf-gavrons-hilltop-novel-realism-and-comedy
<p>On this installment of ST, we speak with Assaf Gavron, an Israeli novelist whose widely hailed fiction has been translated into several languages. Gavron's latest novel, newly available in English from Scribner's, is called "The Hilltop." Acclaimed by at least one critic as "the Great Israeli Novel" and winner of the prestigious Bernstein Prize, this ambitious, many-layered, and occasionally quite funny story explores contemporary life in a West Bank settlement.Wed, 12 Nov 2014 22:45:04 +0000Rich Fisher69615 at http://publicradiotulsa.orgPolemical, Timely, and Astute, Assaf Gavron's "The Hilltop" Is a Novel of Realism and ComedyA New Documentary Film Explores the Work of Novelist Vicente Blasco Ibanez: "The Fifth Horseman"http://publicradiotulsa.org/post/new-documentary-film-explores-work-novelist-vicente-blasco-ibanez-fifth-horseman
<p>On this Veterans Day edition of StudioTulsa, we're talking about a certain classic novel that came out of World War I, "The Four Horsemen of The Apocalypse" by the Spanish author Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, and about a silent-film epic, from 1921, which had the same title, and which was based on this novel -- and which also introduced audiences around the globe to an unknown actor named Rudolph Valentino.Tue, 11 Nov 2014 23:23:46 +0000Rich Fisher69550 at http://publicradiotulsa.orgA New Documentary Film Explores the Work of Novelist Vicente Blasco Ibanez: "The Fifth Horseman""I Wear the Black Hat" --- Reflections on Our Fondness for Villains, Anti-Heroes, and Other Bad Guyshttp://publicradiotulsa.org/post/i-wear-black-hat-reflections-our-fondness-villains-anti-heroes-and-other-bad-guys
<p>On this edition of ST, we speak with the well-regarded author, essayist, and cultural critic Chuck Klosterman, who has published a number of books and also writes the weekly "Ethicist" column for The New York Times Magazine. Klosterman's latest title, "I Wear the Black Hat: Grappling with Villains (Real and Imagined)," is just out in paperback; it's a far-reaching, often funny, and highly entertaining exploration of why we as a society are so attracted to -- yet also, of course, repelled by -- villains both fictional and nonfictional...as well as the very notion of villainy itself.Fri, 25 Jul 2014 18:28:14 +0000Rich Fisher63817 at http://publicradiotulsa.org"I Wear the Black Hat" --- Reflections on Our Fondness for Villains, Anti-Heroes, and Other Bad Guys"A Guide to Creating a Personal Spirituality in a Secular World" (Encore presentation.)http://publicradiotulsa.org/post/guide-creating-personal-spirituality-secular-world-encore-presentation
<p>(Note: This interview originally aired earlier this year.) There's an old Lenny Bruce one-liner that goes like this: "Everyday, people are straying away from the church and going back to God." In this day and age, there must be some truth to that idea; while it's true that more and more people in this country are giving up on the religion they grew up with or else rejecting organized religion entirely, it's also true that many who have turned away from religious institutions --- as well as many others who've lived wholly without religion --- really do hunger for something more than what conWed, 25 Jun 2014 17:53:57 +0000Rich Fisher62073 at http://publicradiotulsa.org"A Guide to Creating a Personal Spirituality in a Secular World" (Encore presentation.)TU's Department of Theatre Presents "Tartuffe"http://publicradiotulsa.org/post/tus-department-theatre-presents-tartuffe
<p>Molière's "Tartuffe" --- or "The Impostor" --- is a classic French play that was first performed in 1664. Bitingly satirical and LOL funny, this play tells the story of a deplorable religious con-man who tries to obtain the title to his friend's estate by sending him to jail; the title character of this ever-popular comedy also tries to rob that friend blind, to seduce his wife and daughter, and so on. "Tartuffe" is a work that's often revived in updated versions or alternate settings, and such is the case with the production of "Tartuffe" that TU's Department of Theatre is now staging.Thu, 06 Mar 2014 22:03:38 +0000Rich Fisher55582 at http://publicradiotulsa.orgTU's Department of Theatre Presents "Tartuffe"The Art of the Book: TU's McFarlin Library Acquires a Copy of Eric Gill's "The Four Gospels"http://publicradiotulsa.org/post/art-book-tus-mcfarlin-library-acquires-copy-eric-gills-four-gospels
<p>Last month, it was announced that the University of Tulsa's McFarlin Library had acquired a rare, well-preserved copy of a large, handmade, and lavishly decorated book that's seen by many experts as one the most handsome illustrated books produced during the 20th century. Published by Golden Cockerel Press in 1931, "The Four Gospels" is a sterling example of the renaissance in artistry and craftsmanship in British book design/production that occurred in the late-19th and early-20th centuries.Tue, 04 Mar 2014 18:55:20 +0000Rich Fisher55434 at http://publicradiotulsa.orgThe Art of the Book: TU's McFarlin Library Acquires a Copy of Eric Gill's "The Four Gospels"Renowned British Novelist Kazuo Ishiguro Wins the 2013 Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Awardhttp://publicradiotulsa.org/post/renowned-british-novelist-kazuo-ishiguro-wins-2013-peggy-v-helmerich-distinguished-author-award
<p>Our guest on this edition of ST is the Japanese-born British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, one of the leading novelists of his generation, whose works have been translated into 28 languages, and who's also the recipient of the 2013 Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award (which is bestowed annually by the Tulsa Library Trust).Wed, 04 Dec 2013 20:23:28 +0000Rich Fisher50613 at http://publicradiotulsa.orgRenowned British Novelist Kazuo Ishiguro Wins the 2013 Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author AwardTU's Presidential Lecture Series Welcomes the Award-Winning Playwright Tony Kushnerhttp://publicradiotulsa.org/post/tus-presidential-lecture-series-welcomes-award-winning-playwright-tony-kushner
<p>On this edition of ST, we speak with Tony Kushner, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright who's well-known and widely celebrated for his drama, "Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes," which first appeared in the early 1990s, and which was thereafter converted into an HBO-TV miniseries&nbsp; that was directed by Mike Nichols.Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:36:16 +0000Rich Fisher49414 at http://publicradiotulsa.orgTU's Presidential Lecture Series Welcomes the Award-Winning Playwright Tony Kushner"The Screwtape Letters" --- the C.S. Lewis Satirical Classic of Christian Faith --- Onstage in B.A.http://publicradiotulsa.org/post/screwtape-letters-cs-lewis-satirical-classic-christian-faith-onstage-ba
<p>On this edition of our show, we speak with Max McLean, the producer and director of &quot;The Screwtape Letters&quot; --- he also formerly starred in this production --- which will be staged at the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center on Saturday the 5th at both 4pm and 8pm. This is a theatrical adaptation of the C.S. Lewis novel of the same title, which is a widely cherished little book (commonly seen as a masterpiece, and dating from the early 1940s) that presents letters written by one of Satan&#39;s leading demons (named Screwtape) to his nephew (named Wormwood).Fri, 04 Oct 2013 17:20:23 +0000Rich Fisher47353 at http://publicradiotulsa.org"The Screwtape Letters" --- the C.S. Lewis Satirical Classic of Christian Faith --- Onstage in B.A.TU's Prof. Robert Spoo Offers "Without Copyrights: Piracy, Publishing, and the Public Domain"http://publicradiotulsa.org/post/tus-prof-robert-spoo-offers-without-copyrights-piracy-publishing-and-public-domain
<p>On this edition of our show, we're pleased to welcome back Prof. Robert Spoo, the Chapman Distinguished Chair at The University of Tulsa College of Law. Prof.Mon, 26 Aug 2013 20:45:54 +0000Rich Fisher45150 at http://publicradiotulsa.orgTU's Prof. Robert Spoo Offers "Without Copyrights: Piracy, Publishing, and the Public Domain"